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If you will follow the instructions in this 
book, you will not only increase your bank 
account, but you will prolong your life, and 
escape many troubles and tribulations, such 
as you have had in years that have passed. 
I am telling you what I KNOW, not what I 
guess. 



The Progressive Man 



or 



The Public Benefactor 



By 
D. P. ATWOOD 

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Published by 
THE AUTHOR 



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Copyrighted 1916 
By D. P. ATWOOD 



ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 



If in your daily life, you will follow one piece of 
advice, that I have stated in the " book," it will 
prove to be worth not less than one hundred dol- 
lars to you. There is no doubt about the truth of my 
statement. I paid to learn what I am telling you. 

The price of the book is $2.00. [f AC 

DEC o0 1916 " ' 
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CONTENTS. 

Page 

Do not guess, but know ,1 2, 79 

Mayors and hypocrites 3 

Your Health. } 5, 6, 7, 50 

High cost of living 7 

What progressive men demand 8 

What progressive men should do and are 

doing 8-20 

What progressive men do 34-42 

Governors and representatives 18, 19 

Over-capitalization 19, 20, 21 

Some of our greatest progressive men. . .22-33 
Public benefactors, progressive men and 

progressive employees 40, 42 

Reactionary employees 35 

Progressive railroad officials 36,37 

Progressive farmers 38 

Progressive men in the southern states . . . 39-42 

Human nature 43 

General information — rum and cig- 
arettes 44-51 

Whistling in public places 48 

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Page 
Experience 49 

Reactionaries, moral cowards and automo- 
biles 51-57 

Black state of New England 58 

Progressive men or our greatest public 

benefactors 62 

Federal Reserve Banks 62 

Panics 62 

Federal land banks 64 

Progressive women 71 

Germany and the Germans 72 

England and the English 73 

Irish, Jews and the Russians 74 

Your enemies or your friends 75 

Some of the greatest men the world has 

ever known 77 

Great and progressive men — great and pro- 
gressive women 78 

Unequalled progressive men and public 

benefactors 79 

What should be done in colleges and 
schools 80, 81 



The Progressive Man 

Or 

The Public Benefactor 



By 

D. P. ATWOOD 



DO NOT GUESS, BUT KNOW. 

No person is in a more dangerous position 
religiously, mentally, physically, financially, 
socially and politically, than when they be- 
lieve they are safe. 

Is not every man, and every woman, some 
person's prisoner in some respect? I have not 
said they are — I'm asking you. 

Many a man and woman are wedded to 
their gold only, but there is always a divorce 
when they pass on. 



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Whatever you do, that is right and just 
for you to do, you should take time to do it 
well, and you will not have to do it over again, 
at an extra expense. 

If you pursue this course, you will not be 
guessing. 

YOU WILL KNOW. 

Do not become discouraged in reading the 
first page of this book, and think you have 
not got your money's worth. 

Read the book through. Never did you 
receive so much valuable information, for so 
small a sum of money. 

The price is two dollars, and the greatest 
investment you ever made. 



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INTRODUCTION. 

This is an education to you, your children, 
and your grandchildren, and will be, some 
day, to the babes now sleeping in the cradles, 
and those who are yet to be born. 

I do not know of any city in this country 
that has what I call a mayor. 

There are men who hold such positions 
and draw their salaries, and are called mayors, 
but they do not fulfill the requirements of 
this office. 

A man, to be a mayor in the manner in 
which he should and could be, will take such 
action as is necessary to prevent respectable 
women, from being compelled to listen to 
the profane and foul language, which they 
are daily subjected to in the streets of all 
cities. 

It is always good judgment to be prepared 
in every shape, way, form and manner, for 



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emergencies that may arise just when you 
do not expect them. 

A man who is a member of the church, 
and who lives up to what he professes, should 
command the very highest respect in the 
community where he resides; and I certainly 
have the very highest respect for him, for he 
is worthy of it. 

There are thousands of hypocrites, who 
are members of the church, who partake of 
the Lord's Supper on the Holy Sabbath — 
Communion Day — and forget it Monday 
morning. 

These are to religion what reactionaries 
are to the affairs of national or community 
interest, obstacles and hindrances, in the way 
of every progressive movement of a beneficial 
character for mankind. 

No man has a greater respect for a person 
who is a member of the church, and lives up 
to it, than the author of this book. 



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Above all things, remember what I say: 
Be progressive enough to take care of your 
health, the greatest asset you have; and do 
not deceive yourself by believing it is not. 

If you cannot obtain but two inexpensive 
meals a day, and a crude place in which to 
sleep, and have good health, you are im- 
mensely wealthy, and should never complain. 

If you cannot place but one dollar a week 
in the bank, do this, and be prepared for 
emergencies which may arise — in the way of 
illness and other troubles — when not expected. 

You should always be prepared for emer- 
gencies which may arise, and often do, just 
when they are not expected. Be progressive! 
Be prepared! 

The Progressive men, may, by their pro- 
gressive ways, make enemies, Why? Because 
they antagonize the reactionaries, and their 
hirelings and supporters. 



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But the progressive ways will prevail all 
over this country, sooner or later. 

It is the progressive men and women, in 

all parties, who have been cleaning, and are 
cleaning, and will clean up this country, 
legally, politically, socially and financially; 
and, when this has been accomplished, we 
will live in a Garden of Eden, as compared 
to what it has been in years past; and sin 
and sorrow will be enormously reduced. 

Many is the bright, successful, business 
man, successful in his own line of business, 
who, I believe, has never realized, even in the 
slightest degree, the rotten financial, political, 
and corrupt conditions, as they have existed 
in his own state, and all other states. 

And why not? Because his mind has been 
so absolutely absorbed with large responsi- 
bilities of his own business, and his own 
personal affairs, that he has failed to give 
any consideration to outside matters. 



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You can, with pleasure and respect, take 
off your hat to the progressive men and 
women, for they are public benefactors. 

The cost of living is going higher and 
higher, and while the reader may not be 
aware of it, it is becoming a more than 
serious matter ; and do you realize how serious 
it is? 

If the cost of living keeps advancing, and 
I see nothing to prevent it, and if the govern- 
ment does not regulate the prices of the 
necessities of life, where will it end? 

Will it not end in riots all over this coun- 
try, of a serious nature? 

Should the government regulate the prices 
of the necessities of life? 

It should, beyond a doubt, and do it 
quickly. 

Is our present prosperity going to prove 
to be dangerous? 



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If there is any doubt about it in your 
mind now, there will not be later on. 

Too much prosperity is a curse to any 
country. 

THE PROGRESSIVE MAN. 

A progressive man, who is honestly so, 
regardless of his religious or political faith, 
is not only a remarkable public benefactor, 
but he preaches and puts into practice, the 
very best of religion. 

Why? Because he benefits all classes of 
people. 

It is the progressive man who demands 
that all persons shall be treated alike, regard- 
less of their financial or social standing, pro- 
vided they are worthy of it. 

It is the progressive men and women who 
demand honest and just laws to all men, and 
to all alike. 



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It is the progressive man who demands 
that this country shall be cleaned up, and, 
when this has been done, in the manner that 
is being and will be done, crime and corrup- 
tion will have been reduced seventy-five per 
cent., and securities will be worth, in actual 
value, fifty per cent, more than they ever 
have been. 

It is the progressive man who says that 
corporations shall be capitalized at the actual 
cost of their property; for over-capitaliza- 
tion, has been one of the greatest curses 
the country has ever had. 

Had corporations been capitalized at the 
actual cost of their properties, which would 
have been the wise course to have pursued, 
panics would have been almost unknown and 
unions would never have been heard of. 

Why? Because corporations could have 
paid their stockholders a fair dividend, built 
up a cash surplus, which would not only have 



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been a protection to stockholders, but in- 
creased the value of the security, and they 
could have paid their employees good wages; 
and the enforcement of higher wages by 
unions would not have been necessary. 

It is the progressive men who are creating 
the new cities, and some of them, out of old 
ones. 

It is the progressive men who build up 
the country towns and hamlets. 

It is through the efforts of progressive 
men that we have clean streets and alleys, 
thereby preventing disease in the cities. 

It is the progressive men who insist that 
the cities be well lighted, also the country 
towns and hamlets. 

It is the progressive men who demand a 
good trolley system, which means that when 
the seating capacity of a car is filled, by 
giving each person a seat, no more are allowed 



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to enter; and where the conductor calls out 
the streets distinctly, at all times of the day 
and night, which he is paid to do. 

It is the progressive men who demand that 
the rate of taxation be reduced, and beyond 
a doubt, it can be done, if the proper course 
is pursued; and without injury to any city 
or town. 

It is the progressive men who demand 
that all tax payers shall pay taxes alike, and 
it is right and just that they should. 

It is the progressive men who have made 
the " Great West " what it is today; and 
they are making it progressive, in many ways, 
all of which are beneficial to the people. 

It is the progressive women of the West 
who have become the wonders of the world. 

Why? Because they say, by their actions, 
and honest work, " We will clean up this 
country, from crime and corruption, and by 



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so doing will prevent weeping and sorrow, 
and suffering, in many homes." 

I could not be convinced to the contrary, 
but that the wealth of this country, developed 
and undeveloped, is greater than that of all 
other countries combined. 

Let the progressive men develop it in the 
right way: and they are doing it. 

In some of the western states, progressive 
matters of a beneficial character to all persons, 
are one hundred per cent, in advance of those 
in New England. 

Why is this so? Because people in the 
West are progressive! The East is not one- 
half of what it should be made to be! Be- 
cause progressive men do not control it. 
Reactionaries do. 

It is wonderfully surprising, of the large 
number of people who have had the benefits 
of education, and also have wealth, how few 



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of them can converse or discuss any subject 
relative to their own country, that would 
increase their knowledge. Why is it they 
prefer to remain in ignorance, instead of 
increasing their knowledge? 

They can talk about their aches and pains, 
and their business, their automobiles, and of 
what they had at dinner, but it stops there. 
Their stomachs predominate over their in- 
telligence. 

In every state in the United States, there 
should be established a V Farm," upon which 
to place inebriates, and not send them to jail, 
as thousands have been, causing weeping and 
sorrow in countless homes. 

Why has this not been done ? Because 
reactionaries control the States. Seventy-five 
per cent, of the religion we have claimed to 
have, has been artificial. 

Have some honest and progressive re- 
ligion, and establish these " Farms " at once, 



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not remain reactionaries of the community 
in which you reside, and hypocrites of the 
church, that you have been, and are yet. 

If you want any reference as to the 
amount of good that can be accomplished by 
such " Farms," I refer you to the " Farm " 
that has been established in the great and 
progressive State of Minnesota. 

It is the progressive men who are making 
the " New South." 

A man is better off in New England, on 
three dollars a day, than he is in any other 
part of the country, on four dollars a day. 

Why? Because New England is blest 
with numerous lakes, rivers and streams, as 
well as springs of the purest and clearest 
water, which, as you must well know, is one 
of the greatest blessings any person can have : 
And its many mountains are a preventative 
against cyclones, because they break the force 



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of the wind : And combined with what I have 
mentioned, there are many miles of attractive 
and picturesque sea coast. 

If the people in New England were as 
progressive as they are in the western states, 
New England, with its picturesque moun- 
tains, hills and valleys, would be twenty-five 
per cent, more attractive than it is. 

You can buy tillable land most anywhere 
in the western states, and if you use ordinary 
judgment, that land will never decrease in 
value, and you can often rent it out on shares 
to grow wheat, and make a handsome sum 
of money. 

The brightest men in this country are 
over-rated in some manner, relative to their 
ability. 

If they were not, there would be seventy- 
five per cent, less poverty in this country 
than there is, and fifty per cent, less illness. 



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We are the most ignorant race of people 
on the face of the earth, in proportion to the 
opportunities we have. 

There is only one way to conduct a city, 
and that is, by a commission form of govern- 
ment. I mean by this, conducted by bright, 
honest and practical business men, and a busi- 
ness manager. 

Such men have had very little to say about 
the government of our cities. If this had 
not been the case, the cities would not have 
been in debt as they are. 

There is one city in this country, that 
adopted the commission form of government, 
and saved two hundred and fifty thousand 
dollars the first year, which proves that taxes 
can be reduced. 

It is the progressive men who demand a 
commission form of government. 



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A progressive man, if he is honest with 
himself, will be honest with his fellow men. 

A progressive man will know who his 
friends are, he will not guess: And he will 
not forget that they have been his friends in 
time of need. 

A progressive man, who is honestly so, 
will do by his fellow men as he would be done 
by. 

A progressive man should know, not 
guess, whether his home conditions are what 
they should be, and what he could have made 
them. Has he made it a home, or an apology 
for one? 

A progressive judge of a court, will render 
a just and honest decision to all persons 
alike. 

The laws of all states should be uniform, 
or alike, and progressive men should make 



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them so — and this should have been done 
long ago. 

Many a man who has been Governor of a 
state could have made the state much better 
than it was, and beneficial in many ways, had 
he been a progressive man, and called on the 
citizens of the state to assist him in a pro- 
gressive way. 

Instead of that, he has pursued an opposite 
course, and been only an apology for a Gov- 
ernor, or what you might call a reactionary, 
because he stood still, or went backward. He 
did not go forward, and lead, as he should 
have done. 

The class of governors which we have had 
in many of our states, with now and then an 
exception, have not and do not, command the 
genuine respect they think they do ; and it is 
their own fault. You will notice they are 
quickly forgotten after their term of office ex- 
pires, while, if they had been progressive men, 



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and pursued progressive policies, they would 
have been remembered. 

The services of a governor of a state, who 
is honestly a progressive man and serves his 
state in the manner in which he could and 
should, are well worth ten thousand dollars a 
year, for he becomes a leader and sets an ex- 
ample for others to follow, and by so doing he 
benefits the people of the state and educates 
them to a higher standard. 

Representatives, who conscientiously, effi- 
ciently and progressively represent their con- 
stituents in the manner they could and 
should, their services are well worth fifteen 
hundred dollars each for the session. 

Over-capitalization of corporations has 
been one of the greatest curses this country 
has ever known, and it has ruined many peo- 
ple. 

No intelligent man will deny the truth of 
this statement, for over-capitalization, many 



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times, has been the cause of no dividends 
being declared, which has made sorrow in 
many homes. 

The distribution of stock dividends to 
stockholders may be wise in the estimation of 
some men but, I say, it is unwise and short- 
sighted. 

Companies or corporations, creating a 
cash surplus, equal to their capital stock, only 
show far-sightedness, but it is a double pro- 
tection in case of emergencies, and increases 
the value of the security immensely. 

It is progressive, far-sighted men who are 

conducting a company or corporation which 
pays fair dividends to its stockholders, and 
creates a cash surplus that is equal or in excess 
of its capital stock, to be held in case of emer- 
gency, and does not make presents of stock 
dividends to the stockholders. 



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The officers of a company, or corporation, 
which pursues an opposite course are totally 
blind; no question about it, none whatever. 

A company that is honestly and conscien- 
tiously conducted, and does not try to ruin 
its fellowmen, is a progressive, public bene- 
factor. 

A company that tries to ruin everything 
that is in its way should be regulated in a 
manner that would be a lesson to it, and one 
that it will not forget. This should be done, 
beyond a doubt. 

I would rather have one share of stock 
which cost me three hundred dollars, in a com- 
pany whose surplus was equal to its capital 
stock, than to have three shares of stock that 
cost me one hundred dollars each, in a com- 
pany which had no surplus, or whose surplus 
was limited. 



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Theodore Roosevelt was a wonderful, re- 
markable, far-sighted and progressive man 

when he said, " Clean up this rotten and cor- 
rupt country," and he worked long and hard 
to do it. 

It had been in the hands of reactionaries 
for years and years, and the rottenness and 
corruption they fathered and mothered is al- 
most beyond description. 

He will go down in history as one of the 
greatest public benefactors this country has 
ever known. 

Harvey Wiley was a wonderful, remarka- 
ble, far-sighted and progressive man, when he 
said, "No longer shall you pay for poisoned or 
adulterated foods, as you have been doing for 
years." Foods, which have in my opinion 
without any doubt, sent many persons into 
their coffins. 



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He will go down in history as one of the 
greatest public benefactors this country has 
ever known. 

Woodrow Wilson was a wonderful, re- 
markable, far-sighted and progressive man 

when he caused to be created the Federal Re- 
serve Banks, that panics might no longer pre- 
vail. 

He was also a wonderful, remarkable, far- 
sighted and progressive man when he caused 
to be created the Federal Land Banks, for the 
benefit of the farmers. 

Signor Marconi was a progressive and re- 
markable man, who worked his brain night 
and day to create the Wireless Telegraph, 
which has saved, and will save, thousands of 
lives on the ocean. 

It is a question if there are not thousands 
of people who are not aware of the greatness 
of this remarkable, progressive man, and great 



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public benefactor, because they have had no 
desire to increase their intelligence or knowl- 
edge, as they should have done. They have 
preferred to remain in ignorance. 

The greatness of this man should be told 
now, and at all future dates, to all the school 
children in the public schools of this country, 
that they will respect and honor him as long as 
time shall last. 

William C. Roentgen was a wonderful, re- 
markable, progressive man, who worked his 
brain night and day to discover the X Ray, by 
which the interior of the human body may be 
examined, to discover and locate the ailments 
therein. 

He will, and should, go down in history as 
one of the greatest public benefactors the 
world has ever known : And it is a question if 
there are not thousands of people who are not 
aware of the greatness of this remarkable, pro- 
gressive man and great public benefactor, be- 



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cause they have had no desire to increase their 
knowledge, as they should have done. They 
have preferred to remain in ignorance. 

The greatness of this man should also be 
told now, and at all future dates, to all the 
school children in the public schools of this 
country, that they will respect and honor his 
name. 

Orville Wright was a progressive and re- 
markable man, who worked his brain night 
and day to invent the flying machine. 

George Westinghouse was a progressive 
and remarkable man, who worked his brain 
night and day to create the air brake used on 
railroad cars, which has saved thousands of 
lives, and by so doing he has proved himself to 
be one of the greatest public benefactors this 
country has ever had, or ever will have: And 
it is a question if there are not thousands of 
people who are not aware of the greatness of 
this remarkable, progressive man and great 



26 The Progressive Man or 

public benefactor, because they have had no 
desire to increase their intelligence or knowl- 
edge, as they should have done. They have 
preferred to remain in ignorance. 

The greatness of this man should be told 
now and at all future dates, to all the school 
children in the public schools of this country, 
that they will respect and honor his name. 

Henry Ford, as a manufacturer, is the 
greatest and most progressive public bene- 
factor the world has ever known. Every em- 
ployee of his factory, both men and women, 
are paid not less than five dollars a day. He 
has taken men that came from prisons and 
given them employment, thereby helping them 
to get a new start in life and giving them an 
opportunity to be men again. This is great 
Christianity and remarkable charity. It is a 
question if there are not millions of people who 
are not aware of the greatness of this remark- 
able, progressive man, because they have had 



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no desire to increase their intelligence or 
knowledge, as they should have done. They 
have preferred to remain in ignorance. 

The greatness of this man should be told 
now, and at all future dates, to all the school 
children in the public schools of this country, 
that they will honor and respect his name. 

Alexander Graham Bell was a progressive 
and remarkable man who worked his brain 
night and day to create the telephone, an 
instrument of great value and convenience; 
and by so doing he proved himself to be a re- 
markable, progressive man and public bene- 
factor. It is a question if there are not 
thousands of people who are not aware of the 
greatness of this man, because they have had 
no desire to increase their knowledge, as they 
should and could have done. They have pre- 
ferred to remain in ignorance. 

The greatness of this man should be told 
now, and at all future dates, to all the school 



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children in the public schools of this country, 
that they will respect and honor his name. 

It was progressive and remarkable men 

who worked their brains night and day to de- 
velop the automobile, which has become a 
great convenience, as well as a luxury to those 
who own one; and the creating of the auto 
truck has been a wonderful improvement in 
the way of transportation, as well as a saving 
over the cost of keeping horses. 

These men will, and should, go down in 
history as some of the greatest public bene- 
factors the world has ever known : And it is a 
question if there are not thousands of people 
who are not aware of the greatness of these 
remarkable, progressive men, and great public 
benefactors, because they have had no desire 
to increase their knowledge, as they should 
have done. They have preferred to remain in 
ignorance. 



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Thomas A. Edison is a progressive and re- 
markable man who worked his brain night and 
day to give us electric lights, in our homes, 
hotels and places of business, as well as in the 
railroad and trolley cars, on the streets ; elec- 
tric fans and electric flat irons. 

He will, and should, go down in history as 
one of the most remarkable public benefactors 

the world has ever known : And it is a question 
if there are not thousands of people who are 
not aware of the greatness of this remarkable, 
progressive man, and great public benefactor, 
because they have had no desire to increase 
their intelligence or knowledge, as they should 
have done. They have preferred to remain in 
ignorance. 

The greatness of this man should be told 
now, and at all future dates, to all the school 
children in the public schools of this country, 
that they will respect and honor his name, 
thereby increasing their knowledge. 



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Samuel F. Morse was a progressive and re- 
markable man, who worked his brain night 
and day, to create the telegraph, by which 
communication may be had all over the world. 

He will, and should, go down in history as 
one of the greatest public benefactors the 
world has ever known : And it is a question if 
there are not thousands of people who are not 
aware of the greatness of this remarkable, 
progressive man, and great public benefactor, 
because they have had no desire to increase 
their intelligence or knowledge, as they should 
have done. They have preferred to remain 
in ignorance. 

The greatness of this man should be told 
now, and at all future dates, to all the school 
children in the public schools of this country, 
that they will respect and honor his name. 

It was progressive and remarkable men 
who worked night and day to create the mod- 
ern farm machinery, whereby the farmer can 



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increase his productions, and can till the soil 
and reap the grain at one-half the expense he 
could years ago, and, at the same time, reduce 
the amount of labor, thereby increasing his 
bank account. 

They will, and should, go down in history 
as remarkable public benefactors, as well as 
progressive men : And it is a question if there 
are not thousands of people who are not aware 
of the greatness of these men, because they 
have had no desire to increase their intelligence 
or knowledge, as they should have done. They 
have preferred to remain in ignorance. 

The greatness of these men should be told 
now, and at all future dates, to all the school 
children in the public schools of this country, 
that they will honor and respect their names. 

Isaac M. Singer was a progressive and 
remarkable man, who worked his brain night 
and day to create the sewing machine, that it 



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might save an enormous amount of hard labor 
for the women of this world, which it has done. 

He will, and should, go down in history 
as one of the greatest public benefactors the 
world has ever known, and it is a question if 
there are not thousands of people who are not 
aware of the greatness of this remarkable, 
progressive man, and great public benefactor, 
because they have had no desire to increase 
their intelligence or knowledge, as they should 
have done. They have preferred to remain in 
ignorance. 

The greatness of this man should be told 
now, and at all future dates, to all the school 
children in the public schools of this country, 
that they will honor and respect his name. 

It was remarkable and progressive men 
who created the machinery to make woolen 
cloths, as well as cotton cloths, silks, laces, 
gloves, hose, clocks and watches, and other 



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articles of a beneficial nature, which are too 
numerous to mention. 

John D. Rockefeller is expending a large 
sum of money through the Rockefeller Insti- 
tute in New York, whereby the lives of men, 
women and children can be saved by the curing 
of different diseases; and he will go down in 
history as a progressive man and one of the 
greatest public benefactors this country has 
ever had. 

Luther Burbank is a wonderful, remark- 
able and progressive man. He created the 
seedless orange, seedless raisin, as well as 
some other seedless fruits; and he caused 
many different kinds of fruit trees to grow 
the fruits of other trees, and in a successful 
manner. 

There is only one Luther Burbank, there 
never will be another; and he is the pride of 
this country. 



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No one has the slightest idea of the amount 
of great good these progressive men have 
brought to the people of this land. 

It will be better known and realized, long 
after they have been laid in their graves. 

If the people were as progressive about 
trying to increase their knowledge in a general 
way, and especially in regard to the great 
resources of this country, as they are to make 
money, and seek entertainment and notoriety, 
they would be, what I call progressive. 

It is progressive men who employ the 
best salesmen they can get, knowing they will 
get the best results by so doing. 

It is progressive merchants who forbid 
employees to make any misrepresentations, 
regarding the goods they have for sale. 

The man who shares a part of his profits 
with his employees becomes a remarkable, 



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public benefactor, and is fast becoming a 
progressive man. 

It is the progressive workman who takes 
the same faithful interest in his employer's 
business as he would if the business was his 
own ; and such a man, you can hardly pay too 
much for his services, because he does not 
have to be watched. 

It is the reactionary employee who takes 
the money of his employer on a Saturday 
night, and does not care whether he earned it 
or not. 

It is always good judgment to employ 
the best help and pay good wages. At the 
same time, employees should have intelli- 
gence enough, combined with common sense, 
to know when they are well treated ; and if 
they do not, they are poor specimens of man- 
hood: Poor does not express it in the slighest 
manner. 



36 The Progressive Man or 

If I were the employer of a large number of 
men, I would consider it a good investment to 
have shower baths in my factories, for the use 
of employees after the day's work was ended, 
as a result of which they would go to their 
homes, refreshed from their labors, and have 
a good night's rest: And the following day, 
they would do more and better work, because 
of that rest. 

A progressive man will not guess, but will 

know, whether his employees are working 
for his interests, or not. 

His employees, if they are progressive, 
will work hard and earnestly for their em- 
ployer, and for his interests. 

They will not have to be watched, because 
they will be faithful to him, especially if he 
pays them good wages and tries to do what is 
right and fair by them. 

The progressive railroad company, through 
every officer and employee, from its president 



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down to its humblest worker, will know, not 
guess, that the equipment in his care is in 
good condition. 

He will know, not guess, that there are no 
defects in his engines. 

He will know, not guess, that the brakes 
on the car are all right. 

He will know, not guess, that the signals 
are all right. 

He will know, not guess, that the railroad 
tracks are in good condition. 

The company will know, not guess, that 
it is paying its employees, whose lives are in 
constant danger, every dollar their services 
are worth. Every day, when a man em- 
ployed by a railroad company goes to his day's 
work, he may be brought home at night, dead, 
or crippled for life, as thousands have been, 
and his wife and children left without any 
means of support. 



38 The Progressive Man or 

I cannot tell you too often, DO NOT 
GUESS, BUT KNOW. 

You may not appreciate what I am telling 
vou now, but the time will come when you 
will, if you are honestly progressive. If you 
are a reactionary, it could not be expected. 

The progressive farmer will fertilize and 
till one acre of land thoroughly, and will 
obtain just as large results as would come from 
two acres of land, partially fertilized and cul- 
tivated, and his labor will be greatly less. 

The progressive farmer will keep ten good 
cows, not twenty inferior ones; and he will 
get better results and have more hay to sell. 

The progressive farmer will take good 
care of his horses. 

The progressive farmer will take good care 
of farm implements, thereby saving himself 
large expense. He will not leave them out in 
the fields to rust and decay. 



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It is the progressive man who creates, or 
causes to be created, the institutions of learn- 
ing, that the coming generation may be better 
educated: And, beyond a doubt, education 
is what we need in more ways than one; and 
one of the greatest of them all, is to know your 
own country as it is, not as you supposed it to 
be. 

It is the progressive men who have learned 
this country; yes, they know it as it is. 

What do you know about it? 

If you don't know, why don't you learn? 

It is the progressive men and women, who 
have built, or caused to be built and main- 
tained, hundreds of school houses in the 
mountain districts of the southern states, 
that the mountaineers' children might receive 
the benefits of education. They have proved 
themselves to be wonderful, progressive, as 
well as great, public benefactors. Is this not 
good religion? 



40 The Progressive Man or 

There is no occasion for the large amount 
of poverty in this country of unlimited wealth ; 
none whatever. 

It is the progressive man who says, "Help 
the weak, the sick and the afflicted." 

It is the progressive man, who, by his 
progressive ways, benefits the unfortunates. 

It is the progressive men, who are working 
night and day, or furnishing money for such 
work, to discover remedies that will heal the 
sick and overcome disease. 

There is no occasion for one-half the illness 
we have had in years gone by, and that exists 
at the present time. Progressive men can 
prevent it, and they are trying hard to do it. 

What noble religion! Is not this the best 
of religion? If it is not, what is better? 

It is the progressive men who create hos- 
pitals, where thousands of persons are well 



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cared for, free of expense, if they have no 
means. 

It is the progressive men who create homes 
for thousands of crippled children, where they 
can be made well, free of expense, if their 
parents have no funds with which to pay. 

What better religion could you have? 

It is the progressive men who create, or 
cause to be created, the eye and ear infirmaries, 
where the unfortunate are treated, by the best 
of skill, free of expense, if they have no means 
with which to pay. 

It is the progressive man, who, following 
the teachings of science, strives to remove the 
causes that send victims to hospitals and in- 
firmaries, by abolishing the use of alcohol, 
opium and other drugs, that debilitate, deform 
and ruin thousands of human beings. 

It is progressive men who increase their 
knowledge in every way, shape, form and 
manner. 



42 The Progressive Man or 

All of the great men from the southern 
states have proven they were progressive men. 

A progressive man, or a progressive woman, 
can accomplish almost anything, if they make 
up their minds to do it. 

DO NOT GUESS, BUT KNOW. 

It is well to accumulate money, we all need 
it. It is pleasant to seek entertainment, but 
do not forget to increase your knowledge 
daily, especially if it is of an instructive 
nature, and particularly, if you are a progres- 
sive man. 

If you are a reactionary, you will, in all 
probability, wallow in the same hole of crime 
and corruption, and filth, that you have in the 
past, because it has a great fascination for 
you. You will consider it a sin to do other- 
wise. 



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It is the progressive men who say, "Those 
who have never known any of the luxuries of 
life, are entitled to their share." 

Wealth is nice to have, but good health is 
better. 

Limited means, and intelligence, are much 
more to be admired than ignorance and a 
large bank account. 

Why is it that most people of wealth are 
so plain looking? I do not know, I am asking 
you. 

It is the plain looking women who have 
the brains ; and give me the brains every time, 
in preference to beauty without brains. 

The man who pays cash for what he buys, 
speaking in a general way, does not command 
as much respect, as the man who pays when 
he gets ready, and the only way I can account 
for it is, that he is dealing with reactionaries, 
and is looked upon as an easy mark. 



44 The Progressive Man or 

Whatever you do, take time to do it well, 

That will save you a large sum of money in 
your life time, as well as a lot of trouble. 

If some one gave you a valuable diamond 
ring, you would take great pride in showing 
it to your friends. 

Did you ever take great pride in telling 
anyone, what good care you are taking of your 
health? 

I am of the opinion you have not. 

Too much smoking eats up your vitality, 
as well as your strength, makes you nervous, 
and shortens your life, beyond a doubt, and 
does not increase your bank account. 

The dead, with few exceptions, no longer 
command respect. They are rushed to the 
cemetery in automobiles and soon forgotten. 
It has not always been that way. 

The progressive man should know, not 
guess, whether or not he lives up to his relig- 



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ion, in the manner that he professes to, or 
whether he is a hypocrite, as thousands of 
reactionaries are. 

It is said that in China, often when a 
husband dies, his wife will commit suicide 
out of respect for him. 

Is there not many a woman in this country 
who wishes her husband had committed sui- 
cide before she ever met him? 

I have not said there was, I am asking you. 

If you cannot defeat your enemy, keep 
away from him. 

Is rum your enemy? I have not said it 
was, I am asking you. Did you ever know 
anyone to defeat it? Yes, those who leave it 
alone. 

Progressive men, as well as progressive 
women, could perform a remarkable act of 
charity — if I know what charity is — if they 
would drive cigarettes out of this country. 



46 The Progressive Man or 

If cigarettes are not a 1 most as great a 
curse as rum, then I do not know what a 
curse is: If cigarettes are not making men 
and women drunkards by the thousands, then 
I do not know what a drunkard is: If cigar- 
ettes are not driving thousands of men and 
women — as well as young boys — insane, then 
I do not know what insanity is. 

Liquor has sometimes been known to be 
beneficial, beyond a doubt; I don't know 
wherein cigarettes have been beneficial, and 
I have never seen what I would call a bright 
man, smoke cigarettes. 

If you are going to drive rum out of this 
country, why not drive cigarettes out? 

A progressive man or woman will know, 
not guess, relative to the condition of their 
health. Walking, as you must well know, is 
one of the most beneficial exercises for both 
brain and body that you can have. One of 
the finest tonics for a nervous person is, when 



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walking, to carry a cane. Because you are 
a woman, do not be a moral coward and be 
afraid to carry a cane. You have just as 
good a right to carry one as a man has. 

Do not guess, but know, that the water 
you drink is pure and free from any dangerous 
germs, and when you know it is, you should 
drink at least eight glasses of it a day. 

The progressive man will not guess, but 
he will know, that the streets and alleys in 

the city, country town or hamlet, where he 
resides, are perfectly clean and free from 
filth, thereby preventing disease which other- 
wise must necessarily develop therefrom, 
causing the death of many people, which I 
consider murder, through gross carelessness. 

Why is it that the public prefers to believe 
a false statement instead of a statement that 
is true, and especially before they have made 
any investigation relative to the facts about 
the matter! 



48 The Progressive Man or 

Whistling, in passenger cars, or in a depot, 
in a hotel, trolley car or lobby of a post office — 
not in the office — or in any public place, in 
my opinion should not be allowed; because 
some man wants to whistle is no sign that 
someone else wants to listen to it. If you 
whistle in a reputable hotel in New York, 
or sing or talk in a loud tone of voice in the 
room you occupy, you will immediately be 
told to stop or leave the hotel; and if you 
ask why, you will be told that there are other 
persons in the hotel whose home it is for the 
night, or while they remain, and that they 
did not pay to hear your voice. 

If you wish to increase your knowledge 
and reduce your ignorance, investigate thor- 
oughly before you come to a decision. Many 
a good man, and a good woman, have been 
financially and socially ruined, and sorrow has 
crept into many a home, brought about by 
the fact that they were misjudged, by ignorant 
gossiping people, the curse of any community. 



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I say ignorant, because they did not investi- 
gate before they passed judgment. 

Do not display your ignorance by telling 
what you would do in some other person's 
place. You do not know what you would do. 
You only think you know. 

Do not pride yourself on your wisdom. 
You are not wise. You only think you are. 

There are others so much wiser than 
yourself, that if you came in contact with 
them, you would not know whether you were 
going to school or coming home. 

If you have any business dealings with 
deacons of churches, have it put in black and 
white. I did business with four of them and 
got my jacket warmed every time. Their 
word was worthless. Of course I am aware 
that there are always exceptions. 

Stop work when night comes. You will 
have to, sooner or later, whether you want 



50 The Progressive Man or 

to or not; and, when that time comes, you 
will never see the dawn of another day. 

Manage, in some way, to have a hearty 
laugh before you retire at night, and it will 
prove to be one of the very best investments 
you ever made. Why? Because it will help 
to insure a good night's sleep; and laugh 
again in the morning if you possibly can; it 
will certainly renew your youth. 

You have got to be a fighter to get through 
this world. If you are not, people will walk 
right over you. You have got to fight to 
keep your health, also your wealth, and you 
should be on the alert, in every way, at all 
times. This is a duty you owe to yourself. 

Many a man and woman have been finan- 
cially and socially ruined by telling their 
personal affairs, when there was nothing to 
be gained and much to be lost, by doing so. 
Do not tell your personal affairs unless you 
are compelled to. 



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You will find five thousand moral cowards, 
while you find one man that is not. If we 
had less moral cowards, the country would 
be a great deal better off; yes, immensely so. 

Many automobiles are permitted to run 
through cities, country towns, and hamlets, 
at a totally uncalled for high rate of speed, 
as a result of which many persons have been 
killed and injured; and is it not a fact that 
some have been murdered while others have 
been crippled for life, by this uncalled for 
rate of speed? 

This awful, awful crime should and could 
be stopped beyond a doubt, if progressive 
men will give this matter their attention, in 
the manner in which they should and could, 
and ought to have done before this late date, 
instead of leaving it to moral cowards and 
reactionaries. Moral cowards are a curse 
to any community, and America is filled with 
them. 



52 The Progressive Man or 

If you have to employ an attorney, have 
him put in black and white what he will 
charge for his services. You are liable to 
make a serious mistake if you do not. My 
judgment is, that if a man would not put his 
agreement in black and white, I would not 
do business with him. 

When you pay a bill, take a receipt for it, 
even although it be for not over two dollars. 
That will prevent someone presenting the 
bill a second time, after you pay it. 

You may consider it good judgment to 
endorse notes, I do not. 

People are crazy for notoriety, almost 
insane to see their names in the newspapers, 
and the country is filled with persons who 
want to do something great, and to attract 
attention. 

This is a simple matter, and I am sur- 
prised that you do not know it. All that it 



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is necessary for you to do is to be honestly 
progressive in every way, and back it up with 
a good stock of moral courage. You will 
make enemies and you may not want them, 
but I would not live without them. I con- 
sider they are a good investment as they 
keep you on the alert and force you to increase 
your knowledge. 



REACTIONARIES. 

Who have reactionaries benefited? Any- 
one but themselves, or their personal friends, 
or those whom they might be able to use 
for their own benefit, some time in the 
future? 

Have not the reactionaries, for years past, 
been the fathers and mothers, and directly 
or indirectly the breeders, of crime and cor- 
ruption, by creating unjust and corrupt 
legislation? 



54 The Progressive Man or 

Wherein have reactionaries benefited the 
honest " taxpayer " and the honest voter, 
which they could and should have done? 

Is it not a fact, that reactionaries have 
said — by their actions — in years past, " The 
people shall not have honest legislation: 
They shall have what we put on their plates, 
whether they want it or not." 

Is it not reactionaries, who have opposed 
honest and just legislation at Washington? 

" We are the rulers," say the reaction- 
aries, " whether the public likes it or not." 

Is it not a fact, that any reactionary, 
man or men, who will deliberately oppose 
honest and just legislation, as well as any 
other matters that are of a progressive 
nature, and beneficial to men, women and 
children, are a curse and a disgrace to their 
country? If they are not, then I do not 
know what a curse is. 



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Is is not a fact that reactionary members 
of churches do not wish to have the pastor 
preach honest religion, but want him to 
preach sermons that will entertain them? 
They do not want to know anything about 
honest religion, as it would be extremely 
painful for them to listen to it. 

Reactionaries are highway robbers of hon- 
est justice, and a disgrace to their constitu- 
ents. It is a question if the reader knows 
how much so until he gives the matter con- 
sideration. They should be branded, showing 
they have betrayed their constituents. 

Is it not a fact, that reactionaries are the 
ones who have wrecked your railroads, causing 
weeping and sorrow in many homes? 

Is it not a fact, that reactionaries oppose 
any course that may be pursued that would 
result in lowering taxes, and the reduction 
of rents? 



56 The Progressive Man or 

The reason why thousands of men, who 
are now reactionaries, do not become pro- 
gressive men, is that they do not have the 
moral courage to do so. 

Reactionaries will let the filth gather in 
the streets and alleys of their home cities and 
towns, while progressive men say, " Clean 
up the filth!" 

Reactionaries seem to have a desire to 
pursue the course which will create disease 
and sickness. Why men who could rectify 
such matters take this course, I leave to the 
reader to judge for himself. 

Many people have forgotten how to say, 
" Thank you," in return for benefits received. 
I know, as a fact, that out of twenty-two 
people who have received benefits, only two 
of this number had courtesy or gratitude 
enough to say, " Thank you;" and this is 
brought about by the fact that their ignorance 



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is eighty per cent, greater than their intelli- 
gence. 

They evidently have a great desire to be 
termed " reactionaries,' ' and reactionaries 
they are. 

Reactionaries will stand all kinds of mental 
and physical pain, before they will show their 
appreciation of the great benefits they and 
their families have received, and will receive 
for years to come, from the hard work per- 
formed by progressive men. 



58 The Progressive Man or 

REACTIONARIES. 

Reactionaries in the rotten Republican 
Party, of the meanest and lowest character, 
have made the Capitol in this state, a house 
crime and corruption. 

Yes, reactionaries in the rotten corrupt 
Republican Party, have made Connecticut, 
the black state of New England; Black for 
lack of honest justice, in the manner in 
which it should and could have been, and as 
it is in some other states. 

I am not governed by prejudice, in the 
statements I have made, relative to conditions, 
as they have been in the State of Connecticut. 

I am governed by plain, cold facts which 
I can prove. 

What I mean by reactionaries, is men 
who oppose honest justice, as well as honest 
and just legislation. 



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PROGRESSIVE MEN or OUR GREAT- 
EST PUBLIC BENEFACTORS. 

When our Divine Saviour came on earth, 
this great and remarkable Man, who never 
had an equal, and never will, whose only object 
was to benefit all mankind, and all alike, 
proved Himself to be the wonder of the world, 
as well as a progressive Man, because he was 
helping others — and as His reward for His 
unlimited goodness and teachings, as well as 
greatness, which will never die, He was 
CRUCIFIED by reactionaries. 

Christopher Columbus, one of the greatest 
men that was ever known, or ever will be, 
gave us America; and in return for all his 
trials and hardships, which were of the most 
severe nature, and his wonderful, beneficial, 
progressiveness, he received an "iron chain 
and ball" around his ankles: And reaction- 
aries were the cause of this great ingratitude 
and humiliation. 



60 The Progressive Man or 

George Washington, the Father of our 
Country, who fought to save it for us, under- 
going all kinds of hardships, was a wonderful 
and progressive man, as well as a great 
public benefactor, as you must know: And as 
his reward, he was cursed and damned in all 
directions by reactionaries. 

Abraham Lincoln was a humble and won- 
derful, also progressive man, and in return for 
his greatness — as a public benefactor — he was 
damned and cursed in all directions by re- 
actionaries. 

Theodore Roosevelt, during the seven 
years, that he was President, was the greatest, 
as well as the most progressive man, that had 
ever sat in the Presidential Chair, since the 
days of George Washington. 

Mr. Roosevelt cleaned up this rotten, 
corrupt country, which was wallowing in 
crime and corruption. 



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He was the quickest thinking, as well as 
acting, the most far-sighted, and had the 
greatest executive ability, of any man who 
had previously been President. 

His natural ability, combined with his 
practical knowledge, his remarkable strong 
constitution, his great force of will power, 
and his unequalled experience, made him all 
that I say he is. 

I have reason to believe that he kept blood 
from running in the streets of some of our 
cities, some of the courts from being shot down 
or blown up, and politicians and sellers of 
adulterated foods from being hung from lamp 
posts, owing to the terrible vindictive feeling 
that existed throughout the country at that 
time. His progressive example should never 
be forgotten, because he was a remarkable, 
public benefactor. 



62 The Progressive Man or 

He was damned and cursed in all direc- 
tions, and is at the present time, by reaction- 
aries, the curse of this country. 

President Woodrow Wilson, when he 
created, or caused to be created, the fourteen 
Federal Reserve Banks (fifty per cent, of 
the people do not know what these banks 
mean), proved himself to be the greatest 
public benefactor the business man, the 
working man, and the farmer, ever had. 

The Federal Reserve Banks will prevent 
panics from taking place in the future as they 
have in the past. Panics that have caused 
many banks and trust companies to close 
their doors, because they could not get in the 
money they had loaned out to borrowers, 
owing to a severe business depression; panics 
that caused thousands of business men to be 
financially ruined, as well as some to commit 
suicide. Panics that have caused millions 
of men and women to be out of employment, 



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as well as hunger and starvation in their 
homes, and babies to be laid in their coffins 
for lack of nourishment to keep them alive. 
Panics that have caused thousands of virtu- 
ous women to be compelled to sell their 
virtue to keep from starving. 

The fourteen Federal Reserve Banks are 
backed up by all the great wealth of this 
country, and these banks are created to furnish 
cash or credit, to carry on business transac- 
tions. I have known of many instances, 
when you could not borrow money, even on 
the best of securities, during panics, but it is 
only a question of time when the National 
Banks, the Trust Companies, and the Savings 
Banks, of this country, will find it difficult 
to loan their money at a rate of interest to 
exceed five per cent., brought about by the 
fact that the deposits in all banking 
institutions are increasing at an enormous 
rate. 



64 The Progressive Man or 

President Wilson, when he created, or 
caused it to be done, the twelve Federal Land 
Banks, for the benefit of the farmers of this 
country, proved himself to be the greatest 
friend the farmers ever had, or ever will have. 
The twelve Federal Land Banks are also 
backed up by all the wealth of this country. 

The New Federal Farm Loan act grants 
responsible farmers, or city folks who want 
to become farmers, the opportunity to get 
money on long time loans at a very low rate of 
interest, five per cent, annually. 

The use of this money is limited to actual 
farmers or those who are about to become 
farmers, and the money can be used only to 
pay for land ; to pay off a mortgage already on 
the land, or to put needed improvements 
or live stock on the land already owned. 
None but actual farmers or prospective farm- 
ers can use the money and they can use it 
only on the land which they are to farm. 



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Speculators and landlords cannot use the 
system. 

Farmers or prospective farmers may bor- 
row in amounts from one hundred dollars to 
ten thousand dollars and the mortgages may 
run from five to forty years, at the option of 
the borrower. The borrowers pay interest 
and a little on the principal each year. Or he 
may pay off the entire mortgage on any in- 
terest date if he chooses. Or he may transfer 
the mortgage if he sells his farm. 

The money is to be distributed through 
twelve Federal Land Banks, to be established 
throughout The United States. The govern- 
ment supplies the first capital to set these 
banks going, but after a certain amount is 
loaned, the bank issues bonds against the 
securities it has taken to get money to keep 
on lending to farmers. Each farmer who 
borrows from this bank buys stock of the 
bank equal to five per cent, of the amount of 



66 The Progressive Man or 

his loan. If a farmer borrows one thousand 
dollars, he gets nine hundred and fifty dollars 
in cash, and a certificate for fifty dollars of the 
bank's stock. The certificate may be cashed 
at par when he pays off his mortgage, or it will 
be accepted as part payment of the mortgage. 

After the capital stock of the bank has 
been loaned twenty times (the farmers buying 
five per cent, of the stock each time), it will be 
seen that the farmers will own the entire 
bank and the holdings of the government will 
be gradually squeezed out. 

The bonds of these Federal Land Banks 

will be sold for one per cent, less than the 
farmer pays for the money. That means that 
if these bonds will sell for four per cent., the 
farmers will get money at five per cent. 
The one per cent, margin must pay the cost 
of administering the system. 

But to make use of this banking system, 
farmers or prospective farmers, must get 



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together into groups of ten or more and form 
national farm loan associations. That means 
that if one farmer wants to borrow money, 
he must find at least nine others who want to 
borrow. These ten men form an association; 
elect officers, and petition the Federal Bank for 
loans for their members. An appraiser then 
views the farms to make sure of the security 
and if found satisfactory, the loans are made 
through the secretary of the local national 
loan association. 

President Wilson, by creating the above 
banks, proved himself to be the most pro- 
gressive man, as well as the greatest public 
benefactor, that ever sat in the Presidential 
Chair, since the days of George Washington, 
who fought to save his country. 

I have seen farms in New England, that 
could be sold from three thousand dollars, 
to eight thousand dollars, cash, and yet, 
Savings Banks would not loan five hundred 
dollars on these properties. 



68 The Progressive Man or 

Many is the farmer in the Southern States, 
who was made poor by the Civil War, that 
for years and years was compelled to mort- 
gage his crops, before they were ever grown. 
These conditions will now no longer exist. 

In some of the Western and Northwestern 
States, farmers for years have been paying 
from twelve to eighteen per cent, interest for 
money. In fact, they have been the slave of 
the money lender, but the Federal Land 
Banks will now relieve them from bondage. 
The twelve Federal Land Banks will loan 
money on these properties, the result of which 
the farmers can have better homes, better 
education for their children, more modern 
farming implements, and cultivate more land, 
thereby increasing the value of the property, 
as well as increasing their bank account. 

President Wilson, by keeping this country 
out of war, kept thousands of good women 
from being made widows, and thousands of 



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sons and daughters from being made father- 
less. It makes a vast difference, whose wife 
is a widow and whose son and daughter are 
fatherless. 

President Wilson, when he by his influence 
caused the passage of the Adamson Eight 
Hour Law, prevented a strike of railroad 
employees that would have tied up the rail- 
roads of this country, paralyzed its indus- J 
tries and caused enormous loss in perishable 
goods; and also prevented great suffering of 
the people which would have taken place by 
causing a tremendous advance in the cost of 
the necessities of life. By so doing he again 
proved himself to be a remarkable, public 
benefactor, as well as progressive man. 



70 The Progressive Man or 

President Wilson's GREAT, 
HONEST, REMARKABLE, and 
BENEFICIAL PROGRESSIVE 
policies, which have NEVER 
been equalled, should always 
be remembered ; and EVERY 
person from the age of TEN 
years, AND OLDER, should be 
made to know WHAT the 
"Federal Reserve Banks" and 
the "Federal Land Banks" 
mean TO THE PEOPLE OF 
THIS COUNTRY. 



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THE PROGRESSIVE WOMAN. 

It is the progressive women of this 
country, and especially of the west and south, 
who are the wonders of the world ; they have 
accomplished a great amount of good, in 
civic affairs, and in the improving of social 
conditions, which is excellent — as well as 
remarkable — religion, and it is a question 
if the people in the New England States, 
realize in the slightest manner, the enormous 
amount of great good that the women of the 
west and south, have accomplished in the 
past ten years by their progressive and 
unlimited determination, combined with their 
wonderful persistency and intelligence, as 
well as their great far-sightedness, relative 
to the best interests of the people. 

If the intelligent men of this country, 
knew one-half as much as they think they 
know, the women would have had the privi- 
lege of voting long ago. 



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An intelligent woman, who pays taxes, 
is not permitted to have the same privilege, 
as the ignorant foreigner, who cannot read or 
write: And why not? Have you not as much 
respect and consideration for your wife, your 
mother, or your sister, as you have for the 
ignorant foreigner? 

GERMANY— The Germans are the most 
progressive race of people there is on the face 
of the earth, in all respects. 

They have helped to make this country 
what it is today beyond a doubt, and they are 
the best of neighbors. You do not see them 
in the police courts, in the divorce courts, or 
in the jails. They are economical and saving. 
Their homes are extremely neat. They al- 
ways have money in the banks, and a stock 
of provisions in their homes. They are always 
prepared for emergencies that may arise. 

The Germans have proven their friend- 
ship for this country by becoming the best of 



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citizens. What more could you ask for? 
Why should you betray them to their ene- 
mies? If the people in the United States had 
been one-half as progressive as the Germans 
are, this country would be fifty per cent, 
greater than it is today, and poverty would be 
unknown. 

ENGLAND— did not help to make this 
country what it is today, and has never had, 
or ever will have, any desire to do so, but it 
would have taken it from us, long ago, if it 
could; and in trying to do so, it showed its 
ferocious, as well as blood-thirsty and brutal 
nature, by offering a reward of ten dollars to 
the Indians, or savages, for every "scalp" that 
was removed from the top of a white man's 
head — this took place in New England years 
ago — Has England changed any? I mean the 
men; you could not convince me that it has, 
or ever will. 



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The IRISH also have helped to make this 
country what it is to-day. Have not the Irish 
been oppressed in Ireland, by the English, in 
a cruel, as well as brutal, and in a disgraceful 
and contemptible manner? It is a fact that 
for years and years England would not permit 
schools to be established in Ireland, that the 
children might have the benefit of an educa- 
tion, which they were honestly and justly en- 
titled to. How any Irishman — and especially 
an intelligent one — can stand up for England, 
is beyond my comprehension. The Irish are 
a progressive race of people. 

The JEWS are also a progressive race of 
people, and have helped to make this country 
what it is to-day. 

Wherein has RUSSIA, this cold-blooded, 

cruel nation, ever helped to make this country 
what it is. — Don't you know that for years and 
years this cruel and blood-thirsty nation 
would not permit schools to be established in 
that country? Why not? Because the longer 



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they kept the people in ignorance, the easier 
they were ruled in a manner that was detri- 
mental to the whole Empire. It is education 
of the right kind that makes progressive men, 
not ignorance, and it is progressive men that 
build the nations and create the empires in the 
manner that is beneficial to all classes of peo- 
ple. 

If you are an intelligent person, I ask you, 
"Why are you against Germany and the Ger- 
mans, and favor England, France and Russia, 
who have been your enemies — as well as that 
of all mankind in this country — for years and 
years !" 

"Why do you ride with your enemies in- 
stead of your friends? Haven't you brains 
enough to know the difference between the 
two? — If not, you are a pitiful looking object 
to gaze upon." 

I will raise my hat, with pleasure and pride, 
to Germany and the Germans, for they have 



76 The Progressive Man or 

educated all nations to a higher standard, and 
in a more progressive and beneficial manner, 
than they have ever been before, or could have 
been. I will also take off my hat to the Irish 
and the Jews, because they, too, are progress- 
ive men. 

Respect for England, France or Russia, I 
have none, nor I do not see how any intelligent 
person can have. I am aware that there are 
good men among all nationalities, but I am 
talking about nations. 



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Some of the greatest men the world has 
ever known, or ever will, came from the 
Southern States: 

George Washington was born in Virginia — 

Thomas Jefferson was born in the same 
state — 

Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky — 

Theodore Roosevelt — his mother was born 
in Georgia — 

Woodrow Wilson was born in Virginia — 
WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR? 



78 The Progressive Man or 

It is the 

GREAT and PROGRESSIVE 
Men 

and 

GREAT and PROGRESSIVE 
WOMEN 

who are 

The PRIDE of THIS Country 

mm 

DO NOT GUESS, 
BUT KNOW! 

mm 

If You Do It NOW! you will 
KNOW It Has Been Done 



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HONEST AND SKILLED SURGEONS, 
AS WELL AS HONEST AND SKILLED 
PHYSICIANS, ARE OUR GREATEST, PRO- 
GRESSIVE PUBLIC BENEFACTORS, AS 
YOU MUST WELL KNOW. 

IF THEY HAVE SAVED YOUR LIVES 
AND MINE, WE CAN HARDLY PAY THEM 
TOO MUCH FOR THEIR SERVICES. 

THESE MEN ARE ENTITLED TO YOUR 
VERY HIGHEST RESPECT, FOR THEY 
ARE THE GUARDIANS OF YOUR HOME. 

Do not guess whether you live up to the 
religion you profess to have, but know. 

Do not guess about your business, but 
know. 

Do not guess as to whether you are intelli- 
gent, but know. 



80 The Progressive Man or 

Do not guess whether you have employed 
a skilled surgeon, but know. 

Do not guess whether you have employed a 
skilled and reliable physician, but know. 

Do not guess, but know what you are talk- 
ing about. 

DO NOT GUESS ABOUT ANYTHING, 
BUT KNOW. 



For the reason that seventy per cent, of 
the people in this country are not aware of 
what the Fourteen Federal Reserve Banks 
mean to them and all future generations, they 
should be taught to know in a layman's way, 
in all the colleges and schools in this country, 
for years to come, what these financial institu- 
tions mean and that there will be no more 
suffering and sorrow in the future as there has 
been in the past, brought about by panics; 
and they should also be told who the great, 
progressive, far-sighted public benefactor it 



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was who caused these great financial institu- 
tions to be created for the benefit of every man, 
woman and child in the United States. 

This great public benefactor is President 
Woodrow Wilson. 

Every farmer in this country now, and in 
all the years to come, should bless the greatest 
financial friend they ever had, or ever will 
have, for creating or causing to it be done, the 
twelve Federal Land Banks, for the benefit of 
the tillers of the soil. 

If you do not know what the twelve Feder- 
al Land Banks mean, it is a duty you owe to 
yourself, as well as your family, to learn with- 
out delay. 

The meaning of the twelve Federal Land 
Banks should be taught in all the institutions 
of learning throughout the country. 

The great man who caused these Federal 
Land Banks to be created is President Wood- 
row Wilson. 



82 The Progressive Man or 

NEW ENGLAND IS THE PLACE IN 
WHICH TO LIVE. THERE IS ONLY 
ONE NEW ENGLAND. THERE WILL 
NEVER BE ANOTHER. 

NEW HAMPSHIRE— WITH ITS PIC- 
TURESQUE MOUNTAINS, HILLS AND 
VALLEYS, ITS NUMEROUS LAKES, 
RIVERS AND STREAMS OF THE PUR- 
EST WATERS— WITH ITS BEAUTIFUL 
SEA-SHORES, MAKING A COMBINA- 
TION OF ATTRACTIVENESS, THAT 
CAN HARDLY BE EXCELLED— IS THE 
PRIZE STATE OF THE EAST, BECAUSE 
IT IS A PROGRESSIVE STATE. 



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IT IS THE PROGRESSIVE MEN AND 

WOMEN, WHO ARE THE BRAINS OF 
THE COUNTRY, AS WELL AS OUR 
GREATEST PUBLIC BENEFACTORS, 
AND THEY ARE MOSTLY WEST, AND 
SOUTH, OF THE CON- NECT- I-CUT 
STATE LINE. 



DO NOT GUESS, BUT KNOW. 



GO AND DO IT, DO NOT ASK SOME 
ONE, TO TELL YOU HOW. 



I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU READ 
THIS BOOK OVER TWICE, THAT YOU 
MAY APPRECIATE ITS FULL MEANING. 



